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Weather in Chief Lake, Wisconsin

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chief Lake, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Chief Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
54%
11p
55°
30%
12a
55°
18%
1a
54°
18%
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
L 53°H 83°
Chief Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    76°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    62°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    68%
    62°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    90%
    58°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    52°44°
Chief Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
046° · veering 133°
Direction
NE
046°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 34 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the ne.
Chief Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.44 inHg
Now
963.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+8.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chief Lake, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
57.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chief Lake, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chief Lake, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:29 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chief Lake, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chief Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Chief Lake

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.